of New Mexico, and that it has large bodies of rich coal lands and rich agricultural and fruit lands some of which can be irrigated without storage reservoirs and some of which require storage reservoirs to irrigate and reclaim the same. The County of San Juan is rapidly settling up with farmers and fruit growers, stock raisers and actual settlers who desire to locate, settle and file under the government land laws on those portions of the public lands which can be irrigated and reclaimed by canals and irrigation ditches without the necessity of storage reservoirs and many applications for coal lands have been made since this order of withdrawal which said applications have been rejected because of said order of withdrawal from any forms of entry and that the existence of that order of withdrawal as to those agricultural lands lying east and south of the Rio Las Animas river and as to the entry of coal lands embraced within the limits of the lands in said order and that the existence of said order which embraces more lands than it should embrace is proving very detrimental and injurious to the settlement and advancement of the County of San Juan. That the County of San Juan is rapidly settling up and being filled with a thrifty class of industrial farmers, fruit growers and stock raisers many of whom would make entries and file upon both agricultural and coal lands if this order did not prevent the same. That this order of withdrawal in its present condition and to its full extent as now held by the local land office at Santa Fe, N. M., is a great detriment and drawback to the rapid settlement and development of San Juan county and that the order of withdrawal should be modified to that extent to eliminate all lands from coal entries of filings and to eliminate that portion of the lands lying south and east of the Rio Las Animas river within two miles of it on the west and north side of the Rio Las Animas river where storage reservoirs are not necessary and to permit the entry of such lands by actual settlers for agricultural purposes under the homestead and desert land entry laws.

Therefore, be it resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico:

That the Hon. Secretary of the interior department and the Hon. Commissioner of the general land office at Washington, D. C., be, and they are hereby requested, to modify their order of withdrawal of August 22, and September 12, A. D., 1904, withdrawing from all forms of entry the lands hereinbefore mentioned and that they eliminate from that order and restore to entry all coal

lands and all agricultural lands lying within two miles of the Rio Las Animas river on the north and west side of the Rio Las Animas river and on the south and east sides of the Rio Las Animas river herein above described and designated to be withdrawn and that the same be immediately or at the earliest convenience restored to entry for the above purposes under the public land laws.

JOINT MEMORIAL 6.

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, REQUESTING THE PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL NO. 7269, RELATIVE TO THE PAJARITO CLIFF DWELLERS' NATIONAL PARK. H. J. M. No. 2, Approved March 2, 1905.

Whereas, there is now pending in the congress of the United States a bill introduced by Hon. John F. Lacey of Iowa, establishing the Pajarito cliff dwellers' national park in this territory, and

Whereas, the speedy passage of said bill by the present congress is very important, for the protection of the extensive and interesting ruins within the boundaries of said park, and for the accommodation of scientists and tourists from all parts of the world who desire to visit the same;

Now therefore, (if the council concur)

Be it resolved by the Legislative Assembly of New Mexico:

That the congress of the United States be earnestly requested to pass house bill No. 7269 entitled "To set apart certain lands in the Territory of New Mexico as a public park, to be known as the Pajarito cliff dwellers' national park, for the purpose of preserving the pre-historic caves and other works and relics therein" at its present session.

Resolved, That a copy of this memorial be sent to the president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives of the United States, and to Hon. J. F. Lacey and Hon. B. S. Rodey.

JOINT MEMORIAL 7.

PETITIONING THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES TO PASS LEGISLATION REGULATING INTERESTATE COMMERCE IN THE MATTER OF ADULTERATED FOODS, ETC. A. C. J. M. No. 5; Approved March 3, 1905.

To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, of the United States of America, in Congress assembled:

The people of the Territory of New Mexico, through your memoralists the thirty-sixth legislative assembly, now in session at Santa Fe, respectfully advise the congress of the United States that the legislature of this territory has heretofore enacted laws for the protection of the people against adulterated, misbranded and deleterious foods, drugs, and medicines, and realizing the necessity for adequate legislation by congress to protect the states against interstate commerce which is beyond the control of the territory, in such prohibited articles, does hereby memorialize the senate of the United States to speedily enact efficient legislation prohibiting interstate commerce in adulterated, misbranded and deleterious foods, drugs and medicines to the end that the laws of our territory relative thereto may be more effective.

The secretary of the territory shall forward at once a certified copy of this memorial to the president of the senate and one to the speaker of the house of representatives.

JOINT MEMORIAL 8.

URGING THE CREATION OF A NEW LAND OFFICE DISTRICT WITH

OFFICE AT SANTA ROSA. H. J. M. No. 3; Approved March 13, 1905.

Whereas, there is urgent necessity for the establishment of another land office district in the Territory of New Mexico to be composed of the territory herein below described, and

Whereas, in the opinion of this legislative assembly, the town of Santa Rosa is the most accessible and suitable place in the proposed district for the location of a land office, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico:

That the congress of the United States be and it is hereby requested to enact at once such a law as will provide for a new land

office district to include all lands within the following boundaries, to-wit:

Beginning at the standard corner of township 1 north, between ranges 10 and 11 east, on the New Mexico principal base line; thence north along the range lines between ranges 10 and 11 east to the third standard parallel north; thence east along the said third standard parallel north to the east boundary line of New Mexico; thence south along the said east boundary line of New Mexico to the New Mexico principal base line, and thence west along the said New Mexico principal base line to the place of beginning; and then when such act shall have become a law the president of the United States is requested to fix the land office therein at Santa Rosa.

JOINT MEMORIAL 9.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, ASKING THAT THE NAVAJO INDIANS HAVING RESERVATIONS AND RESIDING WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO, BE REQUIRED TO STAY WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THEIR RESERVATION AND TO CEASE VIOLATIONS OF THE GAME LAWS OF THE TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO. A. C. J. M. No. 6; Approved March 14, 1905.

Be it resolved, that the following joint memorial be adopted by the 36th legislative assembly of the Territory of New Mexico: To the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington, D. C.:

Your memorialists, the thirty-sixth legislative assembly of the Territory of New Mexico, submit for your consideration in behalf of the people of this territory, that the Navajo Indians residing in New Mexico, and particularly in the Counties of San Juan, Rio Arriba, Valencia, Socorro, Sierra, Grant, McKinley and Sandoval, are constantly taking up all the waters within a radius of twenty miles of their reservation, that they have taken the waters as aforesaid for the purpose of making sheep men pay them for the water in order to water their sheep. That this has become a great burden upon the sheep men of the Counties of Rio Arriba, San Juan, Valencia, Socorro, Sierra, Sandoval, Grant and McKinley, and of other portions of the Territory of New Mexico.

That the taking up of said waters by the said Navajo Indians

so far outside of their reservation and the depriving of the sheep men from using these watering places in the public domain is liable to lead to very serious difficulty if not to a war.

That the Navajo Indians residing in New Mexico, and particularly the Counties of San Juan, Sandoval, Rio Arriba, Valencia, Socorro, Sierra, Grant and McKinley, are constantly violating the game laws of the Territory of New Mexico, and are trespassing upon the public domain and the property of the American citizens residing in said Counties of Taos, San Juan, Sandoval, Rio Arriba, Valencia, Socorro, Sierra, Grant and McKinley by going off their reservations and grazing their stock on the lands of the citizens, driving the citizens stock from off their own lands and in some instances stealing and destroying the stock of citizens.

That the attention of the Indian agent at Fort Defiance has repeatedly been called to this state of affairs, but that no diminution of these violations have taken place, on the contrary, they are constantly on the increase.

That the citizens of the territory though respecting and living up to the laws of the territory, are compelled to see these violations constantly going on, without any protection therefrom, or prosecutions of Indians for such violations.

Therefore, in view of these facts, we urge and petition that you exercise the powers of your official positions, commanding the Indian agent to see that these violations cease and this your memorialists will ever pray.

And be it Further Resolved, That the clerk of the legislative council certify a copy of this memorial forthwith to the secretary of the interior and the commissioner of Indian affairs at Washington, D. C.

JOINT MEMORIAL 10.

REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO CREATE A SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. C. J. M. No. 8; Approved March 14, 1905.

To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress Assembled:

The people of the Territory of New Mexico, through your memorialist, the thirty-sixth legislative assembly, now in session. at Santa Fe, respectfully petition that the congress of the United